Posted by zeugma on May 7, 2006, at 6:14:04
In reply to Can ownership of a word negate past live experienc, posted by James K on May 7, 2006, at 0:10:53
Yes, in America 2006.
Privatizatation of experience. If you don't own it, it's not yours.
Conversely, as we saw in the 2004 election, George Bush had ownership of a better military record than John Kerry, despite the fact that Kerry had had the experiences.
one can make a similar point when you compare Cheney's attitude towards torture, to McCain's.
Cheney had a lot of experience in the Cold war, McCain with a different kind of conflict. Cheney might be feeling nostalgic given his recent comments to Russians. One always longs for a simpler time before one's convictions are put to the test.
-z
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